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Not Without a Fight: Ten Steps to Becoming Your Own Champion
Not Without a Fight: Ten Steps to Becoming Your Own Champion
Oct 4, 2024 8:32 PM

Author:Ramla Ali

Not Without a Fight: Ten Steps to Becoming Your Own Champion

Ramla Ali's life inside and outside the ring represents her ruthless refusal to quit and passion to fight for what she believes in.

In her first book, Ramla details ten key fights - a combination of life's constant challenges and real bouts she's endured both in and outside of the ring - that have shaped her remarkable rise to date.

From her arrival in England as a refugee to being drawn to the energy and spirit of her first boxercise class; from the adrenaline of her first amateur fights to how she often powered on alone, searching for a community of women like her, and her biggest win of all: letting love into her life.

Each relatable lesson is packed full of honesty and urgency, powering the reader on to become their own champion.

Reviews

Ramla has been an inspiration to me and so many other people around the world. I hope you can take as much out of this book as I did. Long may the journey continue!

—— Anthony Joshua

Ramla Ali is an extraordinary individual. Her immense strength is rivalled only by her compassion and she channels this fire with a cool head and endless determination resulting in a remarkable life, and a book that is a gripping and essential read.

—— Camilla Thurlow

Ramla is a role model for all women, strength and focus like no other. Her spirit and fight inspire me.

—— Katie Piper

Gloves Off is an affirmation of Fury's successes and a testament to his journey

—— Pitch Magazine

Bear is someone who truly grabs life with both hands.

—— Jonny Wilkinson

At the intersection of great adventure and deep compassion waiting with open arms (and perhaps some goat brain to snack on) is Bear Grylls.

—— Julia Roberts

Bear is mad, bad and dangerous. But I love him!

—— Cara Delevingne

Hanging with Bear is not for the faint of heart.

—— Jake Gyllenhaal

Men don't come much tougher than daredevil climber and adventurer, Bear Grylls

—— Sun

Confident about climbing mountains, wrestling alligators and challenging the wilderness to do its venomous worst...

—— Sean Coughlan , BBC

Grylls combines derring-do with an easy on-screen personality. He is unafraid to entertain.

—— Elizabeth Day , The Guardian

(This) adventurer is an extraordinary man.

—— Sunday Express

[The Rodfather] might be the funniest book written since Roddy Doyle's The Van . . . There's a laugh on every page

—— Irish Examiner

An inspiring ode to nature and humanity

—— Woman & Home

Well worth a read

—— Nick Knowles

Remarkable . . . An adventure memoir with a vulnerable heart, this is a winning book because it really humanises men's mental health struggles and acts as an inspirational guide to understanding yourself by reaching out into the world

—— The Book of Man

His story is an inspiration

—— Country Living

By simply telling his inspirational story, Jake has become a mental health warrior; I never tire of his wisdom, and cannot wait to read [his book]!

—— Bryony Gordon

A chillingly vivid thriller in a fantastic setting - you can almost feel the icy Alpine wind on your face as you turn the pages.

—— T M Logan, bestselling author of THE HOLIDAY

A tense page-turner.

—— Sunday Times Style magazine

One of the most eagerly awaited debuts of the year.

—— Sunday Express magazine

The nail-biting suspense and spooky atmosphere of Sarah Pearse's thrilling debut novel kept me reading until late in the night. I loved Sarah's masterful descriptions of the Alpine setting, the creepy history of the hotel, and the growing sense of danger as the hapless characters are cut off from the outside world by a massive storm . . . just as the realisation dawns that a deranged killer is on the loose.

—— Ann Gosslin, author of THE SHADOW BIRD and THE DOUBLE

Tense, claustrophobic and chilling in every sense of the word.

—— Tammy Cohen, author of WHEN SHE WAS BAD

Dark and suspenseful - I had shivers running down my spine as I read this chilling thriller.

—— Good Housekeeping

An addictive, creepy and twisting read. The perfect gothic story for a cold February night.

—— Stylist

An eerie, atmospheric novel that had me completely on the edge of my seat.

—— Reese Witherspoon, for Reese's Book Club

[A] menacing, creepy debut [...] There are echoes of Hitchcock and du Maurier, but Pearse has her own distinctive, emotional voice - one to be admired.

—— Daily Mail

Tense, chilling and full of surprises.

—— Sun, Pick of the Week

Locked-room mysteries a la Agatha Christie are proving to be very popular right now, and this one doesn't disappoint.

—— Prima

This atmospheric chiller has a few shocks up its sleeve.

—— Crime Monthly

A mix of whodunnit and psychological thriller with hints of horror, this fine debut [...] is smartly structured and often powerful.

—— Sunday Times

Spooky, chilling and claustrophobic.

—— Observer

This impressive debut is a twist on the classic locked-room mystery in a wonderfully eerie Gothic setting. Its sharp prose builds suspense through a series of twists that will send an Alpine chill up your spine, building to an unpredictable finale. This clever, compelling thriller deserves to be a bestseller and marks out Sarah Pearse as one to watch.

—— Sunday Express S Magazine

Want a book that's going to leave you chilled to the bone? This is it!

—— Fabulous Magazine

Sarah Pearse's chilling debut is making waves. The Sanatorium certainly has an eerie, cinematic appeal [...] With whispers of The Shining in setting and The Girl on the Train in pace.

—— Vanity Fair

I absolutely loved The Sanatorium - it gave me all the wintry thrills and chills. It was just wonderful.

—— Lucy Foley, bestselling author of THE HUNTING PARTY and THE GUEST LIST

Genuinely scary and deliciously atmospheric, and one of the best books of 2021, this international bestseller is guaranteed to give you goosebumps.

—— Woman & Home

What a page-turner! Like Agatha Christie crossed with Scandi noir, and doing with Swiss mountains what Jane Harper books do with the Australian outback. Loved it, and can't wait for the next Elin book!

—— Andrea Mara, author of ALL HER FAULT
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